Bag holder



.Euiy 22 1924. 1,502,597

I H. E. TAYLOR BAG HOLDER Filed Feb. 8, 1923 INVJ'N OR Harry PatentedJuly 22, 1924.

Nrrso STATES PATENT GFFICE- BAG HOLDER.

Application filed February 8, 1923. Serial No. 617,690.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY E. TAYLOR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Holland, in the county ofBucks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in a Bag Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a bag holder, andhas for its primary object to provide such a device that may be adjustedto the varying heights of bags and also adjusted to flt the mouths ofdifferent sized bags.

Another object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple andeflective device of this character that may be used about buildings orin the field, the upright of the device being pointed for insertion inthe ground or connected with a suitable base or platform.

A further object of the invention is to provide an upright having aslide adjustably mounted thereon, a pair of coacting arms adjustablymounted in the slide and means carried by the slide for holding all ofthe parts in their adjusted positions.

Nith these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set 30 forth andthen specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this application, in which Fig. 1, is aperspective view of a bag holder made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2, is a fragmentary plan or upper end view thereof.

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the uprightmodified for use in the fields.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents an uprightproduced from channel iron and supported by a base or platform 3 towhich it is fixed in any suitable or well known manner. Slidably oradjustably mounted upon the upright is a slide or housing 4: having apassageway 4t therethrough for registration with upright and grooved asat 5 to accommodate the flanges thereof and further provided withforwardly projecting sides or flanges 6 which embrace the upright 2. Inthese sides or flanges 6 are formed the aligned openings 7 in which areslidably or adjustably mounted the inner orstraight ends of the arms 8and 9, one of which is located directly back of the other with portionsextending through the passageway 4t and the outer ends of these arms arepreferably of arcuate formation and'project forwardly, as shown. Theslide or housing includes a front wall 10 which carries a hook 11 towhich the mouth of a bag is attached at one point. The outer arcuate orfree ends of the arms carry a plurality of hooks 12 to which areattached other points of the mouth of the bag to support said mouth inan open position.

A. thumb screw 13 has threaded connection with the back of the slide 6and passes entirely therethrough so as to impinge upon the upright 2 andby screwing said thumb screw inward the slide will be forced away fromthe upright and the front wall 10 drawn toward the inner ends of thearms thus drawing them against the front surface of the upright to bindall the parts in'their adjusted positions. In order to prevent theaccidental displacement of the slide and also provide means by which thebag holder may be hung upon a nail or similar support a ring 14: isfastened in the upper end of the upright 2.

Where it is desirable to use the bag holder in the fields as whengathering corn, potatoes and the like the stand or platform 3 iseliminated and the lower end of the upright 2 is beveled as indicated at15, Fig. 3. Such an arrangement will permit the bag holder to be driveninto the ground to hold it in an upright position as will be obvious.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by adjusting theslide 4 vertically upon the support 2 the arms may be set at anelevation that will permit the bottom of the bag to rest upon theplatform 3 or upon the ground when the open end or mouth is supported bysaid arms and further said arms may be adjusted relative to each otherto accommodate bags having different sized open ends or mouths. Afterthe proper adjustment has been obtained it is only necessary to catchthe edge of the open end of the bag upon the hooks 11 and 12 for holdingthe bag open to permit the ready insertion of objects therein and assoon as the bag is filled it may be readily and easily unhooked andremoved from the arms through the un restricted wide space between theextreme outer ends of said arms. The using of such a bagholdereliminates the services of one person thereby providing a considerablelabor and monetary saving to the user.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. A bagholder comprising an upright, a slide verticallyadjustableonsaid upright,

7 arms horizontally adjustable in the slide relative to each other, anda single means for holdlng the slide and arms in their difieren adjustedpositions. 7

A bag holder comprising, in combination, a sageway therethrough forregistration with theupright and further provided with a pair of alignedopenings in its side walls forward of the upright, a pair of arms havingtheir inner ends overlapping and passing through the aligned openingsfor horizontal slidable adjustment, and a screw threaded through theback of the housing and impinging on' the upright to draw the front ofthe housing and the overlapping ends of the arms toward the upright forsimultaneously clamping the parts in any adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

HARRY 'E. TAYLOR.

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